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Bronx Zoo Bug Carousel, Children's Zoo Ln, Fordham Road and the Bronx River Parkway, Bronx, New York, USA
Most carousels have prancing horses to ride. However, the Bronx Zoo Bug Carousel is far from the norm, with its 64 different types of insects that you can ride. These include praying mantis, fireflies, bees, grasshoppers and ladybirds. Not only is the ride a lot of fun, but children can also learn about the bugs along the way. It is thought to be the only carousel of its kind in the world.
Holiday Train Show at New York Botanical Gardens, Bronx Park Rd, Bronx, New York, USA
This unique miniature train yard was first created in 1991 and is available for viewing each year from mid-November to mid-January in the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx. The train yard boasts buildings, gardens, and bridges, all in model train G-scale and there are now 175 landmarks featured here. What is most unusual is that all the miniatures were created from organic materials, including seeds, nuts, fungus, leaves and branches.
Bronx Zoo 'Fountain of Youth,' Bronx Park Rd, Bronx, New York, USA
Hidden away in the Bronx Zoo is an attraction which an enterprising Bronx resident thought would be popular. Just inside the gates of the zoo is a plaque about a “Fountain of Youth” which promises good health and fortune to all who drink from it. It seems Hyman Gould brought home a 12” piece of lead pipe from Pompeii in Italy, which he was told would grant all drinkers good health and fortune. Somehow the “Fountain of Youth” never really took off.
"THIS FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH…" at @BronxZoo #pompeii pic.twitter.com/Q9knfSg4EX
— Patrick J. Burns (@diyclassics) August 10, 2015
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, 2640 Grand Concourse, Bronx, New York, USA
Edgar Allan Poe and his wife, Virginia, moved into this cottage in 1847, when the Bronx was still a rural area. His wife had tuberculosis and Poe hoped moving here to the fresh air would help her. Unfortunately Virginia eventually died and Poe then moved on to Baltimore. The cottage was restored and contains some of Poe’s original furniture, including the bed Virginia died in and Poe’s rocking chair.
Van Cortlandt Park Monoliths, 6089-6115 Broadway, Bronx, New York, USA
These mysterious-looking monoliths can be found when strolling in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. Made of a variety of different stone and evenly spaced, they look like some kind of ancient monument, except for the modern graffiti. It turns out there is no mystery surrounding them as they are related to a construction project. It was used as stone samples when planning the Grand Central Terminal over 100 years ago.
